2008–09 in Turkish football
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The 2008–09 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Turkey.
Managerial changes
| Name | Club | Date of departure | Replacement | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safet Sušić | Ankaraspor | May, 2008[1] | Aykut Kocaman | May, 2008 | |
| Güvenç Kurtar | Denizlispor | May, 2008[2] | Ali Yalçın | June, 2008 | |
| Nejat Biyedić | Eskişehirspor | June, 2008[3] | Rıza Çalımbay | June, 2008 | |
| Karl Heinz Feldkamp | Galatasaray | April, 2008 | Michael Skibbe[4] | June, 2008 | |
| Zico | Fenerbahçe | June, 2008 | Luis Aragonés[5] | June, 2008 | |
Uefa competitions
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Group G
Source: RSSSF
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MET | GAL | OLY | HER | BEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Metalist Kharkiv |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | |
| 2 |  Galatasaray |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 |  Olympiacos |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | — | — | — | 4–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 4 |  Hertha BSC |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | ||
| 5 |  Benfica |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
Source: RSSSF
National team
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[6] | Competition | Turkey scorers | Match report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2008 | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul |  Sweden |
0-0 | Friendly | TFF | |
| March 26, 2008 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk |  Belarus |
2-2 | Friendly | Tuncay Şanlı, Tümer Metin | TFF |
| May 20, 2008 | SchücoArena, Bielefeld |  Slovakia |
1-0 | Friendly | Hakan Balta | |
| May 25, 2008 | rewirpowerSTADION, Bochum |  Uruguay |
2-3 | Friendly | Arda Turan, Nihat Kahveci | UEFA |
| May 29, 2008 | MSV-Arena, Duisburg |  Finland |
2-0 | Friendly | Tuncay Şanlı, Semih Şentürk | [permanent dead link] |
| June 7, 2008 | Stade de Genève, Switzerland | Portugal |
0-2 | UEFA Euro 2008 Group A | UEFA | |
| June 11, 2008 | St. Jakob-Park, Switzerland |  Switzerland |
2-1 | UEFA Euro 2008 Group A | Semih Şentürk (57"), Arda Turan (90") | UEFA |
| June 15, 2008 | Stade de Genève, Switzerland |  Czech Republic |
3-2 | UEFA Euro 2008 Group A | Arda Turan (75"), Nihat Kahveci (2) (87",90") | UEFA |
| June 20, 2008 | Ernst Happel Stadion, Austria |  Croatia |
0-0 (1-1 AET) (4-2 Pen.) | UEFA Euro 2008 Quarterfinals | Semih Şentürk (120") | UEFA |
| June 25, 2008 | St. Jakob-Park, Switzerland | Germany |
2-3 | UEFA Euro 2008 Semifinals | Uğur Boral (22"), Semih Şentürk (86") | UEFA |
| August 20, 2008 | Kocaeli İsmetpaşa Stadium, Kocaeli |  Chile |
1-0 | Friendly | Halil Altıntop | |
| September 6, 2008 | Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan |  Armenia |
2-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5 | Tuncay Şanlı, Semih Şentürk | |
| September 10, 2008 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul |  Belgium |
1-1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5 | Emre Belözoğlu | |
| October 11, 2008 | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2-1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5 | Arda Turan, Mevlüt Erdinç | |
| October 15, 2008 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |  Estonia |
0-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5 | ||
| November 19, 2008 | Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna |  Austria |
4-2 | Friendly | Mehmet Aurélio Tuncay Şanlı (3) | |
| February 11, 2009 | İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir |  Ivory Coast |
1-1 | Friendly | Gökhan Ünal | |
| March 28, 2009 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid |  Spain |
0-1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5 | ||
| April 1, 2009 | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul | Spain |
1-2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5 | Semih Şentürk | |
| June 2, 2009 | Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium, Kayseri |  Azerbaijan |
2-0 | Friendly | Halil Altıntop, İbrahim Üzülmez | |
| June 5, 2009 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |  France |
0-1 | Friendly |